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Reunification Day

Reunification Day.

Reunification Day Date: April 30

Reunification Day is celebrated in Vietnam.

Reunification Day or Victory Day or Liberation Day is the occasion when Saigon was captured by the Viet Cong and the North Vietnamese troops on April 30,1967. This was the end of the Vietnam War. For the people living in exile it is remembered as the ’Fall of Saigon’. It is considered as a day of reflection by the exiled Vietnamese who were displaced in overseas communities. It also marked the reunification of Vietnam under the communist government. Black April is the name given to the week of April 30.

Reunification Day

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Posted on 29 Apr 2012 in : April Holidays,Vietnam Holidays


Japan: Showa Day

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Japan’s Showa Day: April 30

Showa Day is a public holiday in Japan.

Showa Day is celebrated in Japan to commemorate the birth date of Emperor Showa or Hirohito, the emperor of pre and post-World war II. Showa Day is a national holiday and part of the Golden Week which includes other notable Japanese holidays such as the Constitution Day (Kenpo kinenbi) on May 3, Greenery Day (Midori no hi) on May 4, and Children’s Day (Kodomo no hi) on May 5.

Showa is a posthumous name given to Emperor Hirohito after his death in 1989. Greenery Day was used to occupy the holiday on April 29th but was later scheduled on May 4.

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Posted on 29 Apr 2012 in : April Holidays,Japan Holidays


Afghanistan Victory Day

Victory Day.

Victory Day Date: April 28

Victory Day is celebrated in Afghanistan.
It is the day all Afghans remember as the day of liberation from the oppressive regime that had so far ruled them, which fell due to the withdrawal of the Soviet Union’s army that had so far supported it. It was on this day in the year 1992 that the regime of Najibullah came to an end. More about the importance and what it means to the people of Afghanistan, can be understood only if we look at the history before that fateful day.

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Posted on 27 Apr 2012 in : Afghanistan Holidays,April Holidays


Myanmar’s Thingyan (Water Festival)

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Myanmar’s Thingyan: April 13-16

Thingyan is a public holiday in Myanmar.

Myanmar observes the yearly four day celebration of Thingyan ending in New Year. The celebration of Thingyan is not the same each year as its celebration depends on the Burma’s lunisolar calendar and other astrological events. Thingyan is also popularly known as Water Festival.

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Posted on 19 Apr 2012 in : April Holidays,Myanmar Holidays


Bangladesh Celebrates Bangla Nababarsha (Bengali New Year)

Bangla Nababarsha is celebrated as a public holiday in Bangladesh

Bangla Nababarsha or Pohela Boishakh in Bangladesh: April 14

Bangla Nababarsha is celebrated as a public holiday in Bangladesh

Bangla Nababarsha (Nôbobôrsho) is the first day of the Hindu Bengali calendar which is celebrated by the people of Bangladesh every 14th of April in the Gregorian calendar. New Year’s Day celebration is also known to the Bengali as Pohela Boishakh.

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Posted on 13 Apr 2012 in : Bangladesh Holidays

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